In Florida on Wednesday, eight same-sex couples who were married in other states filed a federal lawsuit seeking to require Florida to recognize their marriages. The complaint (
full text) in
Grimsley and Albu v. Scott, (ND FL, filed 3/12/2014) contends that the refusal to do so violates the due process and equal protection clauses. ACLU
announced the filing of the lawsuit. A state court lawsuit seeking to require Florida to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples is already pending. (See
prior posting.)